Title: AN ACT TO ABOLISH PARTISAN MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES; TO PROVIDE THE TIME FOR HOLDING MUNICIPAL GENERAL AND PREFERENTIAL ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN ONLY ONE PERSON HAS QUALIFIED AS A CANDIDATE FOR A MUNICIPAL OFFICE, THAT SUCH PERSON'S NAME SHALL BE PLACED ON THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS QUALIFIED AS A CANDIDATE FOR A MUNICIPAL OFFICE, THAT A PREFERENTIAL ELECTION SHALL BE HELD THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION AND THE CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR SUCH OFFICE SHALL HAVE HIS NAME AND HIS NAME ONLY PLACED ON THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE MUNICIPAL PREFERENTIAL ELECTION FOR A MUNICIPAL OFFICE, THAT THE TWO CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE PREFERENTIAL ELECTION SHALL HAVE THEIR NAMES PLACED ON THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AS CANDIDATES FOR SUCH OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IN CASE OF TIES; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER FOR QUALIFYING AS A CANDIDATE FOR MUNICIPAL PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRINTING OF NECESSARY BALLOTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-7-7, 21-8-7, 21-15-1, 23-15-21, 23-15-31, 23-15-173, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-559, 23-15-601, 23-15-713, 23-15-801 AND 23-15-859, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-309, 23-15-311, 23-15-313 AND 23-15-319, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, PROVIDE FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS, AND PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-361, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENTS OF MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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